Chocolate Raisins Cake

Delicious, juicy and easy, this rich chocolate raisin cake is the perfect addition to your child's lunchbox and off course perfect to pack and take to work or on a picnic.

Ingredients:

• 125 grams Butter (Room Temp)
• 1 1/2 cups Self Raising Flour
• 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1/4 cup Raisins
• 1 cup Caster Sugar
• 2 Eggs Lightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2cup Warm Water
• A pinch of salt

For Frosting:

• 1/2 cup Fresh Cream
• 1cup Icing sugar
• 100gms Cadbury Milk Melts
• 1 teaspoon Cocoa powder

Method:

For Frosting:

• Place cadbury milk melts in a saucepan and gently heat, stirring occasionally, until melted and smooth. Keep aside and cool slightly. 
• In a bowl combine the melted chocolate, fresh cream, icing sugar and cocoa powder. Mix well and keep in the refrigerator.

For Cake:

• In a large bowl combine self raising flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and mix well.
• In a another bowl whisk together butter, caster sugar and eggs. Add water simultaneously and whisk it until sugar gets dissolved.
• Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients. Stir until combined. Add raisins and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a greased and base-lined 20cm cake pan. Bake in a moderate oven 180°C for 40 minutes or until cooked. Cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Spread frosting over the cooled cake and decorate as desired.